Dumplings (2004)
“You eat… that you are…”
Aunt Mei's famous homemade dumplings provide amazing age-defying qualities popular with middle-aged women. But her latest customer, a fading actress, is determined to find out what the secret ingredient is.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Fruit Chan, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah, Bai Ling, Tony Leung Ka-fai, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah
as Mrs. Lee
Bai Ling
as Mei
Tony Leung Ka-fai
as Mr. Lee
Pauline Lau
as MasseuseMeme Tian Pu-Jun
as Connie
Miki Yeung Oi-Gan
as Kate
Wong Siu-Foon
as Kate's MotherWong Sum-Yuen
as Old HairdresserWu Wai-Man
as Mei's nurse friendHo-Man Chan
as Wang Suo-yiHo Fung-chuk
as High society woman 1Chan Wai-Ling
as High society woman 2Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 91 min |
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